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International Students

UL Lafayette offers International students an outstanding education for an exceptional value—located in one of the most unique cultural areas of the United States. Our university is a place where students from around the world and the country are offered virtually limitless opportunities to learn in our exceptional facilities, while enjoying the personal attention and camaraderie that we (and the Cajun culture) are famous for.

We believe that students get the most out of an education that makes it personal, which is why we stress student research throughout our undergraduate programs. Research and real-world experience can be found in many of our departments, such as in the College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, which is home to incredibly life-like, computerized human patient simulators and uses virtual reality technology to give students a realistic experience. Likewise, students in physics get hands-on training in the Louisiana Accelerator Center. The accelerator lab utilizes ion beams to advance the science of nanotechnology—technology used to build machines one-billionth the size of a computer chip.

UL Lafayette draws distinguished faculty to its centers of excellence, allowing more students to participate in advanced research. Some of our most distinguished centers of excellence are the Center for Louisiana Studies, Center for Business Information Technologies, the Center for Advanced Computer Studies, and the Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning.

Over 650 international students were enrolled in 2014 and enjoy a vibrant community on campus. One of the biggest events of the year is International Week, held at the end of March, where our many cultures are celebrated with events, entertainment, the International Dinner and Ball, and a Miss International Pageant.

3,200 of us—including all freshmen—live on campus

Join, serve, play

From AmeriCorps to the Ragin’ Jazz dance team, 26 Greek organizations to the Nepal Students’ Association, we have an organization for you to make a difference.

Enjoy Our Neighborhood

Before, after, and between classes, stroll beneath 100-year-old oaks or visit Cypress Lake, a managed wetland on campus. Just don't feed the alligators!

Pass a Good Time

Our Cajun culture embraces hard work and dedication, but we also like to play and enjoy time together. Dancing, music, and good food are always in abundance here. So come by and, as we like to say, pass a good time.

Something Extra

During Lagniappe Week, take a break from studying. Have some well-deserved fun and race across the lake. FYI: lagniappe means "an extra or unexpected gift."

Peel, eat, love

Lagniappe Week also means a serving of boiled crawfish. Every year, we prepare more than 15,000 pounds of Louisiana's tasty crustacean.

Red rules

We know the rules! Show your Ragin' Cajun spirit and wear red every Friday. Students, faculty and staff — just about everyone in town — are proud to wear red.

Hot Property

A major campus thoroughfare is known as Wear Red Avenue — just one of the hot spots on campus.

Every day is a red-letter day

That’s because our student-athletes are impressive competitors on the field and in the classroom. More than half have a 3.0 GPA or higher and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team has the highest GPA in the SunBelt conference.

Something Unexpected

A Different Perspective

Enjoy UL Lafayette's campus and natural beauty from a dazzling new perspective! This video by graduate student Javier Ortiz Pereyra shows the natural beauty and improvements on campus as they've never been seen before.